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The Toll by Neal Shusterman

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

First one was 10000000 times better 
Scythe by Neal Shusterman

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

One of the best books ever 
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Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

The Hole by Hiroko Oyamada

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.0

Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

So boring & wrote like a children book. Good theory, horrible execution 
She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai, Tsubasa Yamaguchi

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relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

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dark sad tense slow-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

5.0

My favorite book of all time- a memoir that reads like fiction. The only book I’ve read again upon finishing. 
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

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dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Glorifies drug abuse 
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